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"Mr. Chair – I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 1927, the 'Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency Act of 2015.'
"I oppose this legislation because it shields corporate wrongdoers by making it more difficult for those who have been harmed by their actions from obtaining justice and allows these wrongdoers to further victimize their victims.
Today, the House of Representatives passed two anti-regulatory bills led by the conservative Majority, H.R. 1155, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act (SCRUB) and H.R. 712, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act, largely along party lines.
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) released the following statement upon final passage of the aforementioned bills:
Floor Statement: House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. on H.R. 1155, the ''Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015"
"Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 1155, the so-called SCRUB Act because it threatens to drown agencies in additional layers of red-tape and make it nearly impossible to establish any new rule, no matter how pressing, or to issue any guidance on existing rules.
The Administration has released a description of the Executive Actions President Obama will be taking to help reduce gun violence in America.
House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) announced that the Committee is working on legislation to "enhance visa security processing." In related press releases, he has argued that the Obama Administration is to blame for admitting one of the suspects in the San Bernardino attacks into the country in 2013. Last week, the Committee obtained a copy of Tashfeen Malik's immigration file. Today, in an unusual step, Chairman Goodlatte publicly released portions of the file. After reviewing the file, Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr., issued the following statement:
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released the following statement after the White House announced the commutation of the sentences of 95 individuals, including three in Michigan, and the pardoning of two individuals:
Today, Reps. John Conyers (D-MI), Dan Kildee (D-MI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), joined by 29 Members of Congress, issued a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) asking them to consider possible improvements to the House-passed version of H.R. 158, the Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015. The letter was signed by Members who voted for and against H.R. 158.
"Mr. Speaker, as much as any member in this body, I appreciate the unique situation our Nation is in as we struggle to effectively combat terrorism, while adhering to our Nation's commitment to freedom and liberty.
"I fully recognize and appreciate that the visa waiver bill before us today represents an effort to craft a more bipartisan response to recent terrorist incidents, particularly when compared to the seriously flawed refugee bill that this body voted on several weeks ago.